Craig Jordan-Baker

Dr Craig Jordan-Baker is a writer and academic with an interest in landscape, ecology and Irish literature. As well as running literary events and courses, he runs nature walks, lectures and foraging workshops. He is the author of two books, 'The Nacullians' and 'If the River is Hidden' (époque press) and contributing co-editor of 'Writing Landscape and Setting in the Anthropocene- Britain and Beyond' (Palgrave). His second novel, ‘Brick Dust’ will be published in September 2025. Currently, he is working on a book about urban flora entitled ‘Groundwork’ for Transworld/Penguin.

Describe your approach to teaching
I teach in a multi-modal way which acknowledges different learning styles. I place particular emphasis on embodied learning through walking and direct engagement with the landscape and nature.

What inspires your own work?
I’m driven by learning new things and my work is influenced by my background in philosophy and my interest in natural history. Stylistically, I’m most influenced by literary modernism.